Archive for the 'Energy' Category
Electric Eel Power
June 8th, 2009If any filmmakers are reading: Please show us a villain who runs his undersea lair on eel power.
Deadly Clashes in Peru’s Amazon
June 6th, 2009Via: BBC: At least 31 people have died in clashes in Peru between the security forces and indigenous people in the Amazon region. Those killed included at least 22 tribesmen and nine policemen. The violence took place as security forces tried to end a road blockade. There have been fuel and transport blockades in Peru’s […]
Japanese Factories Growing Vegetables in Cleanroom-Like Conditions
June 4th, 2009In a severely space constrained country like Japan, the appeal of the vertical growing arrangement is understandable. The yield per square meter of footprint is certainly many times that of traditional soil farming. Valcent Products, a company that’s developing vertical crop systems, claims a 20X increase in yield over field production. I don’t read Japanese, […]
Obama Pledges $467 Million for U.S. Geothermal and Solar Research
May 29th, 2009Flashback: Geothermal Power Could Meet World’s Annual Energy Needs 250,000 Times Over Via: Recharge News: US President Barack Obama pledged $467m from his massive stimulus package for the development of geothermal and solar energy on Wednesday, stating the US has to make the choice to become a renewable power. “We have a choice. We can […]
Crude Rallies on Large Oil Inventory Decline
May 28th, 2009Via: Reuters: U.S. crude oil futures rallied toward $65 a barrel on Thursday after government data showed that domestic crude inventories dropped much more than expected last week as refineries ramped up operations and imports fell. Data for gasoline, which showed a smaller-than-expected stock drawdown, and a lower-than-forecast supply increase for distillate stocks were deemed […]
Saudi Arabian Oil Minister Naimi Says Oil to Reach $75 a Barrel
May 24th, 2009WARNING: This is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any financial instrument. Disclosure: I’m long oil. Remember this chart from May 2? West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil, weekly interval The relationship between oil prices and the U.S. Dollar Index: U.S. Dollar Index vs. West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil, daily interval Via: Bloomberg: Saudi […]
Green Berets: Military Brass Urge American Energy Revolution
May 20th, 2009Mmm hmm. Clean, green death rays. Via: Wall Street Journal: Retired military officers are urging the U.S. to get serious about changing the country’s approach to energy use. In a new report from Alexandria, Va.-based Center for Naval Analyses, a bevy of high-ranking former Army and Navy officials stress that the country’s reliance on oil […]
Daimler Partners with Tesla to Build Small Electric Car
May 20th, 2009It’s time to play Catch Mitsubishi If We Can. Via: CNET: German automotive giant Daimler has invested in electric-car company Tesla Motors and plans to use Tesla’s battery packs in its Smart electric car due later this year. At a Tuesday press conference held at the Daimler museum in Stuttgart, Germany, Tesla CEO Elon Musk […]
GM Plans China-Made Vehicles for U.S.
May 14th, 2009HA. In other news, Ford is retooling an old SUV factory to produce electric vehicles and hybrids. Via: Reuters: General Motors Corp. plans to begin exports of vehicles made in China to the United States within two years, ramping up sales to more than 50,000 by 2014, reports said Wednesday. A spokeswoman for GM in […]
Ford Engineer Builds 125 MPG 3-Wheel Vehicle at Home
May 12th, 2009Via: Ecomodder: What does a Ford Motor Company fuel economy technical expert do for fun at the end of the day? He heads home to his own shop and custom builds an aerodynamically efficient, two-passenger, 3-wheel motorcycle capable of 125 mpg (US) at 65 mph (1.9 L/100 km @ 105 km/h) and a top speed […]
